After stopping her fellow Olympian in the first round, Rousey told
the media of a promise she made to her coach: that she would put
McMann on the deck with a body shot.

“We trained [attacking the body] a lot, and it was just a goal I
had in this fight,” Rousey said at the post-fight press conference
from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. “I don’t like calling
it to the media or anyone else, like, ‘I’m going to knock this
person out.’ I like to keep my mind open to whatever opportunity is
there, but to my coach, I promised him I would really try. I’m
happy I could do that for him tonight.”

Rousey and McMann traded hard shots to start the UFC women’s
bantamweight title tilt and then battled in the clinch. “Rowdy”
gained the upper hand and pressed her challenger against the cage,
drilling McMann with continual knees to the ribs, the last of which
forced McMann to drop to all fours.

Referee Herb Dean
quickly stepped in and halted the contest after Rousey landed
several punches to the head of McMann, who was attempting to get
back to her feet just as the bout was waved off.

“I didn’t think [the stoppage] was too soon. I would have kept
going if someone didn’t stop me, but that’s not my decision,” said
Rousey. “That’s why we have a referee in there, to make sure that
no one gets hurt more than they need to.”

With her third consecutive title defense now behind her, Rousey
will continue to balance her obligations to the UFC with her
budding career as an actress.

“I always tell Dana [White] that I will fight on 24 hours’ notice,
whenever he needs me,” said Rousey. “I’m filming ‘Entourage’ in the
middle of March and then ‘Expendables 3’ comes out in August. I
usually have a hard time staying away from the gym. I get bored
within a couple of weeks. Late summer seems like kind of a cool
time, but I might want to fight sooner than that.”

While it is currently unknown whom Rousey will face next, the
champion mentioned two fighters in particular she believes are
worthy of the opportunity.

“I think Cat Zingano
really deserves to fight for the title at some point, but she’s
still coming back from her injury,” said Rousey. “I thought
Alexis
Davis did an amazing job tonight, but it’s up to the UFC.”